According to Hong Kong Tourism Board internal documents, the 2019 iteration of the e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong will feature a PLAYERUNKNOWN’s BATTLEGROUNDS invitational event besides another League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament.

From August 24-26, roughly a month after the PUBG Global Invitational in Berlin, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre will be home to the EMFHK PUBG World Invitational 2018. The tournament will feature a total of 16 teams from different regions, competing for a USD $150,000 prize pool.

Japan:
DeToNator.KOREA

Taiwan:
ahq e-Sports Club
Flash Wolves

South Korea:
Gen.G (Gold or Black, formerly KSV)
Kongdoo Reddot

China:
iFTY
Four Angry Men
LGD Gaming

North America:
Team Solo Mid
Cloud 9

Europe:
FaZe Clan
Team Liquid

TBD:
2 teams from the SEA PUBG Pro League
2 teams from Hong Kong (via an open qualifier)

Screenshot of one of the documents.

The documents have been prepared in April 2018 and published at the end of May so there might still be changes to the invited teams.

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Alexander studied Media and Communication Management in Berlin and London with additional two years of legal studies in Osnabrück, Germany. The Shotcaller is his second esports related project after founding PENTA Sports in 2014.